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CSN Philly is reporting Lakers head coach Mike Brown will miss tonight's game against the 76ers while sitting out a league-issued one-game suspension for the above incident in which Brown made contact with an official during the Lakers' loss in Utah.
He'll also hand over $25,000 to the league office for, officially, "making contact with a game official" and "failing to leave the court in a timely manner." Philly.com says Brown won't cop to the contact with ref Zach Zarba but calls his outburst a "mistake."

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Hurricane Sandy Efforts Move From Relief to Recovery
People in hard-hit areas continue to work to rebuild their lives.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Dioceses in the mid-Atlantic are starting to move their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts to a focus on recovery, 18 days after the storm first touched American soil.
"This weekend, we're going to make the pivot from relief to recovery. ... Relief is a shorter-term proposition," said Kevin Hickey, executive director of Catholic Charities of Camden, N.J.
"Its length really depends on the scale of any given disaster. ... Recovery is, first of all, long term."
In a Nov. 16 interview with Catholic News Agency, he said relief efforts in Camden, N.J., involved the setting up of "two disaster-distribution points to handle relief supplies to get them out and into communities as fast as possible." Those relief-distribution points were closed on Sunday, Nov. 18.
Efforts now turn to long-term recovery, which Hickey said will be "at least a six-month process," though he had heard a disaster specialist saying that for the state of New Jersey in general it could last as long as 24 months.
"Our own recovery operations will be long-term case management. We're structuring our response ... which would include things like rental assistance, security deposits, helping people clean up their homes, replacing furniture and bedding."
Catholic Charities of Camden has a "preferential option to serve poor and vulnerable people," and those in need will be assisted with replacing their goods.
While "it's hard to predict the exact range of needs that will be presented to us," Hickey said he anticipates a particular need to purchase refrigerators and bus passes.
While the relief-distribution sites in Camden are being closed, a donation-distribution site in the disaster zone itself on the coast is being kept open, and Catholic Charities of Camden will be expanding its storage capability in the disaster zones.
Hickey noted gratefully that the papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Viganò, had recently contributed $2,500 to the Camden Diocese's recovery operations, and he had heard that similar contributions were being made to all 12 affected American dioceses.
Patti Phillips, development director at Catholic Charities West Virginia, echoed the move from relief to recovery.
"We know that as the immediate needs are met long-term recovery and repair to homes will be significant," she said Nov. 16. Catholic Charities West Virginia will "begin to assess the damage and start working to make those repairs," as they've seen "roofs collapsed, power outages causing damage to appliances and so forth."
Phillips said that the recovery process "can take up to six to eight months" and is exacerbated this year because of the multiple storms that have pummeled West Virginia. Heavy storms in the spring caused power problems and storm damage to homes, and another storm hit in the summer.
"Many of those repairs were in process when the snow from Sandy fell," said Phillips. Some of the homes were still tarped and beginning those repairs, trying to get them done before the winter."
West Virginia has distribution centers for food and supplies throughout the state, and Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston asked all his parishes to take up a second collection the weekend of Nov. 18.
Kim Burgo, senior director of disaster operations at Catholic Charities USA, said Nov. 15 that there has been an outpouring of generosity to help people "begin the recovery process."
Both supplies and crisis counseling are being offered, and she reported that displaced persons will be placed in a disaster case-management process to help them in their long-term needs.
The Knights of Columbus announced Nov. 15 that their donations to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in the United States have totaled more than $500,000.
"Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus," said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, "and in a disaster such as this, we are grateful to the many people who have made donations in support of our relief efforts and are pleased to be able to directly aid those most in need."
And in the Caribbean, Catholic Relief Services and Caritas America Latina y el Caribe have been responding to Hurricane Sandy's effects in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
According a Nov. 6 press release from Caritas, some 85% of housing in Santiago de Cuba has suffered some damage, and many people have been displaced from their homes.
"In light of this situation, the response of Caritas Cuba has been to concentrate on basic necessities like food and water, which remain priorities to this day," the release stated. "Also, Caritas Cuba has distributed to affected persons articles of personal hygiene and household needs."
Caritas Cuba is focusing on the neediest families, in particular single mothers of young children and elderly people without children to help them.
"We are only able to do a little bit," said Maritza Sanchez, director of Caritas Cuba. "But that little thing alleviates some of the anguish and uplifts the hope of persons and families who are going through such difficult times."


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Golden Sunset photos from Kerala- the God's Country . Fort Cochin, one of the finest tourism spot. A small beach and historically im...Read More
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Keralas Old Fishing Methods-Chinese Fishing Nets-Fort Cochin Photos and Information
Adding to the previous photo gallery of Fort Cochin Sceneries, here comes one of the main peculiarity of this place. Chinese fishing nets ...Read More
Kerala Dam Photos Names & Info links-Irrigation cum hydro electric dams of Kerala-India
Photos and information on river dam reservoirs and spillways from different parts of Kerala. Photos of both irrigation and hydro electric d...Read More
Waterfalls Photos-Names/Kerala-South India
Photos of Waterfalls with names and other info mostly from the South Indian state Kerala. The photogallery keeps growing from the day to da...Read More
Arabian Night Dark Violet Dahlia Flowers- dahlia gardening tips and plant facts
One more flower species into the kerala flower database of Pixelshots photo blog. The photographs are taken using sonyericsson Cellphone cam...Read More
Chembakam- White plumeria Flowers with Exotic Fragrance|Kerala Flower Photos
More to flower photography from Kerala .. This time presenting you photos of a bunch of pure white flower bouquet of 'Chembakams' ...Read More
St Alphonsa's Life,Clay Portraited in Alphonseum;St Alphonsa's Home Museum in Kudamaloor
Main events in St Alphonsa's life portrayed inside Alphonseum , St Alphonsa's Home , and now a museum. Some of the major happening...Read More
Inside Christian Saint Alphonsas home,Sister Alphonsa pictures & her Father's Room, Kudamaloor,Kerala
Continuation of the previous post on St Alphonsa . More about the catholic woman Saint sister Alphonsa from Kerala / India. The photos here...Read More
Alphonseum,Saint Alphonsa Home Museum;Saint Alphonsa photos & Belongings
Photo graphs from inside the christian Saint Alphonsa's Home , now turned into a museum for the Pilgrims. The events in her life along ...Read More
Violet Tiny Garden Flowers:Closeup Photos of Garden flowers in Kerala
Another gallery of flowers .This time the tiniest violet flower from my home garden. Infact was just trying out the macro focus and other m...Read More
Ritual Folk Dance of Kerala-Theyyams, part of Kerala's colourful Culture and Tribal Arts
Theyyams- Kerala's cultural and traditional art forms. A must see event if you came as a tourist to the God's own country- Kerala . ...Read More
Water Hyacinth Flowers-Violet Flower of the Worst Aquatic plant Weed from Kerala Rivers
What about water weeds?.Water Hyacinth, an aquatic plant floating in fresh water bodies like rivers ponds etc..They have slender round lea...Read More
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New 52 – 52 Word Review Week 3
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Midtown Bloggerinos! Raph here this week with another set of short and sweet 50 words reviews! Here's the New 52 #1 reviews for the week of September 21st, so let's get started!


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Nancy Rose
Nancy Rose is the Executive Director of New England Early Childhood Associates (NEECA) an organization providing a variety of outreach services to individuals and organizations serving young children and their families in the New England area. In addition to a BA in distributed studies, Nancy Rose holds a Masters degree in special education and teaching certificates from both the American Montessori Society and the Association Montessori Internationale. She has served as a faculty member and has been a guest lecturer at several colleges, universities and teacher training programs and has been involved in all facets of early childhood education for more than 40 years.
Nancy has conducted numerous professional and parent workshops. She serves as a consultant to teachers, school systems and local community agencies and has served as a board member of the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children, the American Montessori Society and the Rocky Mountain Montessori Teachers Association. She was a co-founder and academic director of the Montessori Teacher Training Program of the Rockies and a co-founder of the AMS Peace Committee. Nancy is a Field Consultant amd frequent presenter for CME|NY at the Administrator, Early Childhood and Infant and Toddler levels, including as a level session presenter at the Pathways Conference.


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Description: I love when I combine my own little touches to popular characters or objects that have been around for ages. I was looking through my things a few days ago and found an old jack in the box from when I was seven years old. As I was turning the handle to listen to that old music riddle, the jack pops out of the box. I looked at the springing toy and smiled. That is when it hit me; I should draw a sketch on a jack in the box with added personal touches. The initial rough sketch came out pretty cool and it gave me an idea on what I wanted the drawn out image to look like. The face idea came from the jester that I drew a week ago and the springing body resembles the jack in the box toy that I actually own. In the coloring process I also wanted to add some "Killer Klowns" effects. If you're wondering what I'm talking about when I say "Killer Klowns", I'm referring to the eighties horror movie that was about aliens that came to earth and set up a circus to lure kids in. The aliens where dressed up and disguised as a bunch of performing clowns. So, in light of that movie I drew in some green slim that drips from the edges onto the floor. The coloring came out wicked cool, although I do have to say that I could have done a better job at making the image look a bit brighter. Even though the drawing looks difficult, it's actually quite easy. When I laid out this lesson on how to draw a jack in the box step by step, I wanted to make sure that almost everyone was able to tackle this sketch with little or no problems. The best part about this tutorial; you can get creative and add your own personal touches to make your jack in the box to your liking. Every kid at some point in their lives owned a jack in the box toy. The way that kids look when the handle turns to play the riddling music and out jumps a surprise, is absolutely priceless. I hope you all like this lesson; I took some quality time with it to make it appealing for all audiences. I will return with more drawing fun so stay tuned my fellow artists; there is more on the way.


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Attorney General Horne Files Lawsuit In Joint Federal-State Mortgage Rescue Fraud Sweep
Arizona Joins CFPB, FTC & States in Sweep Targeting Mortgage Rescue Schemes
Phoenix, AZ – July 24, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Tom Horne today filed a lawsuit against Brent Randall Phillips, an Arizona-licensed attorney, and Phillips Law Center, P.L.C. d/b/a Randall Law Group, a California-based law firm, for allegedly participating in a deceptive mortgage rescue or loan modification scheme.
"State and federal law ban almost all types of up-front fees for foreclosure assistance," Horne said. "I am committed to prosecuting anyone who unlawfully solicits distressed borrowers."
The lawsuit is part of a joint federal-state sweep by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission and 15 states targeting operations that prey on delinquent homeowners or those facing foreclosure.
Mortgage rescue scams target struggling homeowners and, for an upfront fee, promise to save their homes by negotiating lower mortgage payments with the homeowners' lenders. But after collecting upfront fees, these scam operations often fail to negotiate or perform any services on behalf of the homeowners, placing their victims at even greater risk of foreclosure.
The Complaint, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleges, among other things, that the Defendants violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by using deceptive means to lure financially distressed homeowners into paying up-front fees with promises that the company would prevent foreclosure and save the consumers' homes by negotiating modifications of mortgage loans.
The State alleges that the Defendants engaged in the following deceptive conduct:
Defendants sent out written advertisements to approximately 20,000 Arizona consumers which created the misleading impression that the communication was from the consumer's mortgage loan holder, and that the consumer's mortgage payments could be reduced and the terms of their mortgage "can be restructured";
Defendants' advertising and marketing materials represented that if a consumer's case was selected by the firm, the consumer could "rest assured with certainty" that Defendants would obtain mortgage relief for them when the Defendants had no substantiation for such representation;
The complaint asks the court to enter an injunction prohibiting the Defendants from engaging in any further unlawful acts, require the defendants to restore money and property to consumers, order the payment of civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, and to reimburse the State's court costs and other related expenses.
The case is being handled by Assistant Attorneys General Alyse Meislik and Brad Keogh in the Consumer Protection and Advocacy Division.
If you believe you have been a victim of mortgage fraud or other deceptive or unfair business practices, you may file a consumer complaint with the Attorney General's Office. To file a consumer complaint online, please visit https://www.azag.gov/complaints#consumer. If you have questions or would like to request a complaint form, contact the Consumer Information & Complaints Unit at (602) 542-5763 (Phoenix)/ (520) 628-6504 (Tucson)/ or toll free outside metro Phoenix, (800) 352-8431. For information about mortgage assistance programs funded by the national mortgage settlement, visit www.azmortgageresource.gov.


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Weekend Update
Hey everyone! Dave here. Well, another weekend in the books for all of us in Redbirds land. At least for the interns, this was our first weekend off in awhile so we made sure to make the most of it.
Friday night a bunch of us headed over to Harbor Town to run the Harbor Town 5k. I apologize for not taking any photos myself. It's kind of tough to lug around my camera when running a little over three miles. So these photos I got are courtesy of Michelle, who blogs about living in Memphis. I suggest you check it out. Here's the link to her blog: http://www.memphistanista.com/2008/06/harbor-town-5k.html
After the race people stopped to catch their breath around Miss Cordelia's market
What's a Memphis event without a live band?
Anyway, the Redbirds are currently on the road in Albuquerque and we return home on June 10th. Tyler Greene is riding a 16-game hitting streak and Jon Jay is back with us! If you remember he started the season with the 'Birds and had a 16-game hitting streak before being called up to the St. Louis Cardinals. With St. Louis he hit .302 with a .302 on-base percentage and a .442 slugging
percentage in 45 plate appearance.
So remember, we return home June 10th for a four-game home stand against the Iowa Cubs with fireworks on Friday! See ya there!
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The cards top draft pick, Razorback 3b ZACK COX, faces the Cards 2nd draft pick, Arizona State SP SETH BLAIR, tonight at 8pm on ESPNU.


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Macarons Galore;
UPDATE: Dear TFL-ers; here some more impressions of my macaron adventures :-)
Dear TFL'ers;
A macaron has little to do with bread, unless your name is Pierre Hermé, and are raking in the dough on these little babies...
Nevertheless I have the guts to go totally off topic and ask your help in making a shortlist of macarons. After feasting your eyes on the options, I hope you're willing to cast your vote at the end of the post! I promise the next one will be healthy and hearty again, okay? :-D
To the Fullest
In the last couple of months I have taught myself to make a wicked macaron. They are hip, they are cool and every body will tell you how hard it is to make them, including me...
/>But guess what, it ain't half bad, once you get the hang of it!
And once making those macaron shells has become second nature to you... that is where things really become interesting!
It took me two batches to find out that in order for me to really like a macaron to the fullest, it needs to be not overtly sweet. Since the sugar parameters are practically set in stone in a macaron recipe, the only thing left to do is play with the flavors.
Another important factor to make the macaron live up to its expectation of utter exquisiteness, is to come up with a combination of flavors, rather than a single one. Eating it has to be like an adventure into unknown lands, or at times exactly those places you know your way around with your eyes closed.
Pierre Hermé
Pierre Hermé is a master at this, and this whole macaron "revival" can be directly credited to him. His book on macarons has quickly become a hit, and when you start baking out of it, you understand why.
From the "classics" to the "fetish", all the way through to the "exceptions" you never stop being amazed at what he comes up with; wasabe and grapefruit, chestnut and matcha green tea, there's even something in there involving Heinz Ketchup...
Help me choose!
Here are some takes on Hermé macarons from the BreadLab kitchen. You can really do me a favor by letting me know which one of these flavor combinations you would try first, or like best! There's a poll at the end of this post, to make it easier for you (well, there is some scrolling involved...), but if you like to; feel free to leave a comment, it's very much appreciated :-)
(You will help me put together a very special gift for a very special person! but shhhht about that!)
Enjoy, and happy baking.
|Chestnut Matcha Green Tea Macarons (Hermé's recipe)
|Wasabe Grapefruit (Hermé's recipe)
|The Pietra, Hazelnut praline (Hermé)
|Lemon and Flaky Hazelnut (Hermé)
|Pumpkin Pie Spice (own creation)
|Salted Caramel (own creation)
|Sour Cherries (own creation)
|Vanilla Buttercream (basic recipe)


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Following up on a story that broke Friday evening, Vanderbilt announced Saturday that four members of its Commodore football program have been dismissed from the team.
The university also placed the four players, whose names have yet to be released, on interim suspension "effective immediately, pending further investigation and/or a hearing." The release further added that none of the four will be permitted to return to campus without permission from the office of student conduct and academic integrity.
"The well-being of our students is of paramount concern to us, and we will not tolerate any actions that threaten student safety and security," Beth Fortune, Vanderbilt vice-chancellor for public affairs, said in a statement.
The four unnamed players were initially suspended by the football program amid an investigation by the Nashville Police Department regarding alleged sex crimes. The crimes allegedly occurred in a campus dormitory, and the Vandy police department is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
Head coach James Franklin has not commented publicly on the situation.
"Because it's an ongoing investigation, we will not be releasing names or other information about those suspended," the school stated.


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Original Trinity Hymnal, #711
The Name of Jesus is so sweet,
I love its music to repeat;
It makes my joys full and complete,
The precious Name of Jesus.
"Jesus," oh how sweet the Name!
"Jesus," ev'ry day the same;
"Jesus," let all saints proclaim
Its worthy praise for ever.
I love the Name of him whose heart
Knows all my griefs and bears a part;
Who bids all anxious fears depart
I love the Name of Jesus.
No word of man can ever tell
How sweet the Name I love so well;
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Jerusalem-Style Grilling at Manara Restaurant in Bridgeview
I first wrote about the Middle Eastern enclave in and around south suburban Bridgeview for Time Out Chicago in 2009, and I can return to the subject regularly, because there's always something new there (which you can't really say about Middle Eastern on the North Side). What's most exciting about this area—whose Arab population is mostly Palestinian, and thus serves food pretty authentic to what you would find in Jerusalem these days—is that so much of the grilling is done over live coals. It's one of Chicagoland's barbecue capitals.
The Jerusalem-style of grill is a kind of metal trench which you might mistake for a planter, if it weren't on fire. Burning coals are piled up in it, and then the meats to be grilled are threaded on metal skewers just long enough to rest on the grill directly over the coals.
These kinds of grills have existed in Dearborn, Michigan (arguably the best community for Middle Eastern food in the U.S.) for a while, but the first to have them here was Al-Bawadi, located in a former Taco Bell in the parking lot of the shopping mall at 87th and Harlem. Some employees of Al-Bawadi broke away and launched Al-Mawal a couple of miles down Harlem in Worth, and a third location using live coals came along when the owner of the Loop's Haifa Cafe took over a banquet hall at 8310 S. Harlem and opened Manara Restaurant.
Why am I going on about live coals? Because everything tastes a million times better over them, frankly, and makes ordinary Middle Eastern food taste, well, extraordinary. Chunks of chicken, shish-kebobs, kifta—whatever it is, the smoky flavor of live fire lifts it to wonderful. The owner clearly considers it worth the effort, since he not only goes to the expense of the charcoal but recruited an expert tender of the meats from Jordan, with 40 years experience. If you've ever watched a chef work a robata grill with Japanese precision, here's his Middle Eastern brother.
All this is good because otherwise Manara isn't the most charming place you've ever been to—the dining room is basically just the lobby outside the banquet hall, and whatever disco music is booming in there will be shared with you every time a cart full of food goes by to the wedding-or-whatever guests inside there. Doesn't matter, though—the fires on the one side more than outweigh the Saturday night fever on the other.
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I know September isn't over yet, but as far as commuting is concerned, this is the last day of September.
I've been saying it all month, but I'm just plain lazy. I wrapped up September with about 380 miles, less than 2/3 the miles I rode last month. Part of it was the sinus infection, but I'd be lying if I blamed that for the whole month's display of slothitude. Yes, I made that word up.
Today was one of only 4 full round-trips by bike all month.
So, yeah. I'm not even going to try to wow you all with my crazy statistics skillz. Hopefully next month will be better.
Friday, September 28, 2007
September Recap
I know September isn't over yet, but as far as commuting is concerned, this is the last day of September.
3 comments:
- Sirrus Rider said...
Don't feel too bad some of us have no commute to work miles for September and only 6 roadbike/training rides. Then there is the one red herring three wheeler ride..
- September 29, 2007 12:33 AM
As long as you did your part during the month you have nothing to worry about. Everyone needs to take some time off to refresh the soul and remember why you ride. Listen to what your body tells you and soon those feelings will return.
- September 29, 2007 7:57 AM
- MRMacrum said...
Slothiness can come close to godliness at times. Taking it easy and couch surfing has a way of reinforcing why couches were invented.
380 miles is nothing to sniff at. Especially in September. At least you were out on your bike for 380 miles.
- September 29, 2007 1:23 PM
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Hi everybody,
It's the first time I post something here, even if I read your discussions some times to times. Today, I want to introduce the brick wargame system I made.
The rules and some other goodies can be found here : http://bow.lswproject.com/
The name of my wargame is and it stands for "Bricks Only Wargame".
Some key points of BOW are:
- You only need Bricks to play, even the dices are replaced with bricks.
- I try to keep the rules simple with as less as possible of exceptions.
- No statistics tables are needed during the play (only a description sheet per type of unit).
- A quick play (I made some statistics that show an average of 45 seconds of play per unit).
The website I made to present my wargame is full of PHP and javascript (best view with Mozilla BTW).
The key feature of the website are:
- A SQL database to store the statistics of the troopers/characters/heroes, weapons, vehicules, etc... So the content can be quickly expanded.
- 4 Style sheets to view the site in your favorite theme (Default, Medieval, WWII, Starwars), you can choose in the bottom left corner.
- A dynamic page to create your own custom character sheet.
If you want to try BOW, I will appreciate a lot your comments, they will help me to improve the game system.


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Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder that damages the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys.
Hereditary nephritis; Hematuria - nephropathy - deafness; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis; Hereditary deafness and nephropathy
Alport syndrome is an inherited form of kidney inflammation (nephritis). It is caused by a mutation in a gene for a protein in the connective tissue, called collagen.
The disorder is uncommon. It most often affects males. Women can pass the gene for the disorder to their children, even if they have no symptoms.
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Hearing loss is likely to be permanent. Counseling and education to increase coping skills can be helpful. Learning new skills such as lip reading or sign language and getting hearing aids may help. Young men with Alport syndrome should use hearing protection in noisy environments.
Genetic counseling may be recommended because the disorder is inherited.
Women usually have a normal lifespan with no signs of the disease except for blood in the urine. Rarely, women will have high blood pressure, swelling, and nerve deafness as a complication of pregnancy.
In men, deafness, vision problems, and end-stage kidney disease are likely by age 50.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
This uncommon disorder is inherited. Awareness of risk factors, such as a family history of the disorder, may allow the condition to be detected early.
Appel GB, Radhakrishnan J, D'Agati V. Secondary glomerular disease. In: Brenner BM, ed. Brenner and Rector's the Kidney. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 31.
Pan CG, Avner ED. Isolated glomerular disease with recurrent gross hematuria. In: Kliegman REm Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, Schor NF, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 504.


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I found that's about as fast a connection as I could get here. A call to the phone company revealed that the switcher between here and the exchange is responsible for the slowness. Until it was upgraded my speed would probably never improve.


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Thursday, December 2, 2010
FINAL COVER ART for Elemental Magic Volume ll
Believe me, I considered every comment I received. A lot of people really liked the black cover designs, as I did as well. But the final consensus was to go with something very close in overall look to the first Elemental Magic cover, rather than go for contrast. To create continuity in what will now be a book 'series'.
Elemental Magic Volume lll? Well, it's too early to say. I am at work on a couple of other book ideas that don't necessarily have anything to do with animation, but that's for another blog I suppose!
Right now I am deep into completing Volume ll in time for my deadline. And it is looking stupendous! I will post a sneek peek at some more images before the final release date. Look for ELEMENTAL MAGIC VOLUME ll to be available this spring! I have added a couple of images from the new book below...
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- jenn brisson said...
It looks great, Joe!!
- December 2, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Joseph! I'm sure I'll buy it. But, let me ask you one question... This volume II is different from Volume I? I'm thinking about buy the first, but if this second covers the first and come with more stuff, I'll wait the launched. Hope an answer. Thanks.
- December 14, 2010 at 5:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Hi Joseph,
found your blog through the Google machine after buying your book and just wanted to thank you. It's exactly what I need for my 3rd year assignment and I cannot wait for Volume 2.
I'm an animation student at Teesside University and just found out your giving a lecture at Animex so I'll see you there. Thanks again!
- February 5, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Pakie S. said...
I just bought the first one not that long ago! ahh, i must read faster!!
- February 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Jill Fog said...
I am attending an animation course at NBCC Miramichi. I just purchased your first Elemental Magic book. I love it! I heard you had visited our school last year. I'm sad I missed you! If only I had attended a year sooner!
I'm looking forward to Volume II!
- March 4, 2011 at 5:08 PM


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YORK, Maine — Officials at York High School announce 15 commencement scholars from the Class of 2013. Graduation was on Thursday, June 13.
The list starts with the valedictorian and salutatorian and is followed by the remaining commencement scholars listed in alphabetical order.
VALEDICTORIAN PATRICK WALSH is the son of the loving and supportive Bill and Lisa Walsh. Born and raised in York, Maine, Patrick has been involved in a wide range of activities at York High School. He was a three-year varsity football starting offensive linemen and a captain in his senior year. He loved playing with his teammates and under his coach Randy Small. He has shared class presidency for the last three years with his good friend Ben Gauthier, while also being an active member of Interact and the Secretary of the club during his senior year. Additionally, he has been a member of Key Club, the Civil Rights Team, the Writing Center, Student Listeners, Senior Facilitators, and co-founded the York High Debate Team in his sophomore year. He has been an honor roll student his entire four years at York while maintaining a year-round job. He is honored to be a member of both the National Honor Society and the National World Language Honor Society in German. He has received several awards in all subject areas throughout his academic career at York and received both the Williams Book Award and the Bausch and Lomb Science Award in his junior year. He has loved following his passions at York High School. Most notably, he is the proud owner of two Bourbon Red Heritage Turkeys, Hank and Daisy. He is looking forward to fulfilling his curious nature at Bowdoin College next fall, while studying biochemistry and biology. He is excited to start the next chapter in his academic journey.
SALUTATORIAN THOMAS REID, son of David and Megan Reid, was an athlete and a scholar in his time at York High School. His recent selection as the Salutatorian of the Class of 2013 proved an excellent conclusion to his academic achievement over the last four years. His fifth place finish in the 300-meter hurdles at the recent New England Track and Field Championships was the culminating event of his high school athletic career. Named captain of his varsity soccer, indoor, and outdoor track teams and earning Most Valuable Player honors in each, Thomas is especially proud of his athletic accomplishments and thankful to all the coaches who supported him along the way. A four-year member of Interact and the senior writer and editor for the York High School Pawprint, he engaged in many extracurricular activities as well. A senior facilitator, a rather dapper graduation marshal, and a member of the National Honor Society, Thomas takes pride in his contributions to his school and his community. Thomas will be attending Northeastern University in the fall, where he intends to find his path in life and keep dancing the night away.
WILLIAM MICHAEL BENNETT is the son of Jim and Kathy Bennett. He was a member of numerous clubs and activities at York High School including Chamber Singers, Concert Band and Jazz Band, Naturally Sharp (a cappella group), the National Honor Society, and the World Language National Honor Society for Spanish. Active in sports, William was a member of the indoor track, varsity outdoor track, and varsity soccer teams. William won several awards while at YHS, including the Geometry, Animation, Art I, and English Top Cat awards. He has achieved high honors all four years of his high school career. William has been an active USSF certified referee since the eighth grade, officiating almost every weekend each fall, has coached five and six year-olds in soccer on Saturday mornings, and volunteered as cantor and brass musician for his church, Parish of the Ascension of the Lord. In his free time, William enjoys reading, running, and playing soccer with his siblings. He was selected to take part in the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation's Consider Engineering Summer Program and plans to major in biomedical engineering at Dartmouth College.
CHRISTINA BOUTIN, daughter of Rosalie and Daniel Boutin of York, was an involved student and athlete during her four years at York High School. Christina was a yearbook editor in chief, member of the YHS Green Team, National Honor Society, and French and Spanish Language Honor Societies. In addition to maintaining honors, Christina worked a year-round job. An avid runner, Christina was a varsity athlete and captain of the cross-country and indoor track teams. Christina has won the Senior Art Purchase Award as well as the Outstanding Senior in French Award by the American Association of Teachers of French. This fall Christina will pursue her interests in art, language, and environmental studies, as well as run cross-country and track, at Soka University of America in Southern California.
COURTNEY BURNS, daughter of Debra and Stephen Burns, prides herself on her participation and hard work at York High School. She was a four-year member and two-year Editor in chief of her school's yearbook committee, a Photo Editor of her school's newspaper, and an active member of numerous other clubs, such as WordPlay, Spanish Language Honor Society, and Senior Facilitators. Courtney won several awards, such as the Wellesley College Book Award, honors or high honors all four years, as well as many academic achievement awards in math, art, and science. Her artwork has been on display around the school, on the walls of the public library, and, this past winter, in the halls of the Portland Museum of Art during Maine Youth Art Month. In the fall, Courtney looks forward to studying at Emmanuel College in Boston, Mass., with a potential major in psychology.
EMILY CAMPBELL is the daughter of Kate and Greg Campbell. She was a member of the National Honor Society and World Languages National Honor Society for French. She led her class as vice-president for past three years and represented the school as a student-athlete member of the York High School Hall of Fame Committee. She was a four-year member of the Interact Club and served as a treasurer for the past two years. As a member of the York First Parish Church Youth Group, she volunteered her time on a weeklong mission trip. Emily is an avid tennis and basketball player, receiving multiple accolades in both varsity sports. As an all-conference tennis player, she has enjoyed the competition of playing #1 singles. In basketball, she won a state championship and earned all-conference, all-state, and McDonald's senior-all star honors. She plans to continue playing basketball at the collegiate level. This fall Emily will attend Bowdoin College.
NICHOLAS EATON is the son of Nancy and Randy Eaton and was born in Boston, Mass., in 1994. Nick has many hobbies and interests but over the years he has discovered that he has a strong love for surfing. Through surfing he has learned the value of hard work, dedication, and passion. Nick took these values and applied them into his everyday life in order to push himself to succeed. Whether it is creating his videos, placing in the top ten percent of the class of 2013, receiving high honors, or being given the coaches award his senior year of cross country, Nick pushes himself in everything that he does. He sets goals for himself and is determined to reach them. In the fall he will attend Emerson College as a film major. Unsure of what the future holds, Nick is sure to succeed.
BENJAMIN GAUTHIER is the son of Michael and Naomi Gauthier. He is co-president of his class, editor in chief of his high school's newspaper, a founding member of the debate club, and a member of Interact and the National Honor Society. He attended both the Maine Youth Leadership and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camps and has volunteered at Camp Meridian, an overnight camp for children with heart disease. He was a the recipient of the Rensselaer Medal, the Phi Beta Kappa Award, the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award, the Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award, and is a National Merit Finalist. This fall he will be attending Northwestern University and plans to be a radio/television/film major. Despite all this, though, he still can't grow normal-looking facial hair.
ISABEL GOODWIN is the daughter of Peter and Susannah Goodwin. Isabel is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish chapter of the World Language Honor Society. She was the recipient of the Society of Women's Engineers Award and has been awarded with several departmental recognitions for outstanding academic achievement. Outside of the classroom, Isabel has been involved in a number of extracurricular activities, most notably serving as the student body government representative for the Class of 2013. Athletically, Isabel has spent her time passionately involved as a competitive gymnast, having the honor of being a state, regional, and national team member for the past few years. Isabel has elected to defer her matriculation to the College of William and Mary until the fall of 2014 and will spend the next year volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and doing outreach in Southeast Asia.
OLIVIA GREER, daughter of Kimberly and Nathan Greer, has lived in York, Maine, for her entire life. In recognition of her determination and hard work, Olivia was inducted into both the National Honor Society and the World Language Honor Society for Spanish. Leading a busy life aside from her academics, she was a varsity member of the cheerleading team at York for the past three years and the tennis team for the past four years. Her outstanding leadership was recognized by her peers when she was selected captain of the cheerleading squad for both the football and basketball/competition seasons during her senior year. She has also been a member of the YHS Chamber Singers for the past two years and has performed with them at various venues including a concert for Senator Collins inside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. For three weeks in the summer between her sophomore and junior years, she volunteered her time in a reforestation project on a reserve in the Gal�pagos Islands, one of her most valuable service experiences. Olivia recently received the AP Biology award during convocation and plans to major in premedical biology at Stonehill College in Massachusetts.
JOSEPH LEROUX, son of Kathryn and Richard Leroux, was born in Newton, Mass. At a young age, Joseph learned to value community service. Director of the Vacation Bible School at his church and an actor in "To God be the Glory" for 15 years, it is no surprise that he became a member of the Interact Club and a captain of the Action Team while at YHS. His dedication to serving others earned him the Saint Michael's Book Award and the 2013 Maine Principal's Award. Founder of the YHS debate team, Joseph practiced the art of skillful speaking. As a senior, he traveled across Maine to compete and tied for first at the state meet in Public Forum Debate. An avid trumpet player, Joseph has played in the York High School jazz and concert bands. For three years, he traveled to Marshwood High School where he played first trumpet in the marching band, and since the eighth grade, he has ventured to Dover to play trumpet in the Dover Community Band. He began his singing career as a tenor in the YHS Chamber Singers and since then has founded the YHS a cappella group and represented YHS in the district and all-state ensembles. As a member of the YHS Players, Joseph acted in plays and participated in two improvisation groups during his career. Joseph looks forward to attending Haverford College in the fall, where he intends to explore interests in French, economics, and conflict resolution.
SARAH PALMER, daughter of Holly Sargent and Robert Palmer, was born in Boston, Mass., and moved to York in 2005. Committed to the arts, she has starred in several performances including Our Town, 15 minute Hamlet, and the Haunting of Hill House. She was also a member of the advanced YHS improv group, Shtick Sharpens. Sarah was the principal alto saxophone player for the YHS Jazz Band and for the Marshwood Marching Band. She was a member of the Societe Honoraire de Fran�ais and was Treasurer of the National Honor Society. She studied abroad in Oxford, England, at Oxford University focusing on English Literature and Classical Civilization. Sarah participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and attended the Clinton Global Initiative. Sarah was the Second place Winner in the Rotary International Speaking Contest for Maine and New Hampshire. She has also had the opportunity to give back to the community by volunteering and donating to the local food pantry. She has received several awards for drama and her academic endeavors. She was the four-time winner of the YHS book challenge, having read over 800 books during her high school career. Sarah looks forward to attending Cornell University in the fall where she plans to pursue interests in the social sciences.
JENNA RUMBLE, daughter of Brennen and Elizabeth Rumble, was fully involved in extracurricular activities at York High School. She played for the varsity field hockey team and was captain of the varsity tennis team during her senior season. She also played lacrosse and ran for the indoor track team, both for one season. Jenna was a team representative for Student Government for her first two years of high school. She was also a captain of the Action Team for four years and was a member of Wordplay, a creative writing club, for three years. She served as a senior facilitator of a freshman team and student listener for a middle school student. Academically, she was inducted into the National Honor Society and Spanish Language Honor Society. She earned numerous awards throughout her academic career in several subjects, including Spanish, English, and mathematics. Outside of York High School, Jenna achieved the rank of black belt in Kenpo Karate after a nine-year commitment to the art. She volunteered at Sentry Hill, helped run a charity booth for the Portsmouth Brewery on Market Square Day for the past nine years, and devoted her time to the PAL program at Village Elementary School. This fall Jenna will be attending Colby College where she intends to study mathematics, Spanish, and biology.
ERIN SHEAHAN, daughter of Kathleen and Michael Sheahan, was born in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to arriving in York, Maine in 2002, Erin lived in South Korea, Virginia and Spain. During her four years at York High School, Erin was a member of numerous clubs and activities including Student Listeners, Senior Facilitators, the World Language Honor Society, Action Team and Interact. Erin was also a member of the York High School lacrosse and field hockey teams. As a senior she received academic achievement awards in English and Holocaust Studies in addition to high honors for performance in her classes. She was awarded a presidential scholarship and will be attending the College of Charleston this fall to study psychology and criminology.
KAYLA SWASEY is the daughter of Steven Swasey of Salem, Mass., and Lori Langlais of Berlin, New Hampshire. Year-round soccer athlete, she received the Western Conference Sportswoman of the Year award in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Kayla was also on the All-Academic and All-Conference team for her four years at York High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the World Language Honor Society for Spanish. Outside of York High School, Kayla has worked with New Hampshire Special Olympics and was a volunteer coach for York Soccer Club. In 2012 she was invited to an Athletic Leadership Conference at St. Josephs's College to represent the athletes at York. During her senior year she was selected as a Senior Facilitator for the freshman class and also received the Physical Education Student Leader award. Next year Kayla will attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. She plans to major in Kinesiology with a focus on prosthetic rehabilitation and looks forward to playing Division I soccer.


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I've been trying to stay mum about this but I'm excited to say that Etsy is featuring me today. Can you believe it? I'm the featured seller!
Read the interview right here.
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I saw! Congrats! :DReplyDelete
Hi Jennifer. Congrats! I was so glad to read your feature today! I'm Whitney's mom and had the pleasure of meeting you on one of our visits to Idaho. You have a lovely family, and I wish you the best at home and in your etsy business. I know Whitney will miss you.ReplyDelete
Israel is precious, and it is so sweet to see him help you with your counting and shipping. Your home and photography are just beautiful!
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
~ Julie
Woohoo! Well done my friend! Much deserved! :) Thanks for your email by the way - things are almost identical in my house, so no worries. Will be in touch soon xReplyDelete
Wow, congrats! Loved reading the interview.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 09, 2011
Amazing! Congrats on all of your hard work. As i have said before i can't wait to see what you create next. I love reading the featured seller interviews, they are one of my favorite etsy topics.ReplyDelete
Wow! During my brief life as an Etsy seller it was my dream to be featured. So I can imagine how excited you must be. :) Congratulations.ReplyDelete
Anonymous-thank you so much! It's an honor and I also dreamt of it so when I was asked, I was very humbled and honored.ReplyDelete
Oh, congrats you!!!! It's been so fun to see your shop grow so much in the last year or so, and to see you put out so much lovely work in that time. You're super duper talented and deserve every bit of it! xoxoReplyDelete
Dan-Thank you for that, it means so much coming from you! Your kindness and support are so valuable to me!ReplyDelete
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i can TOTALLY believe this because you are AMAZING!!ReplyDelete
BTW Bryan and the girlies bought me one of your gold dipped necklaces for my bday...i'm wearing it non-stop ;-)
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oh Jenn!!! im so so happy for you!!! what amazing oppurtunities doors God is opening. You talent is just beautiful, creative and always something new!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 10, 2011
So, so rad. And well deserved. Congrats, Jen! xReplyDelete
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wow...just spotted you from ETsy...congrats on the feature. your work is beautiful!ReplyDelete
your interview is great! love your blog too <3 congratulations!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2011
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Wow what a great interview! So well written. Congratulations on finding success with your passion. :)ReplyDelete
i didn't see this until now!! congratulations!! :D i actually just saw your package & haven't opened it yet, but when i do, i know i'm going to be gushing over it!ReplyDelete
Congratulations I read the interview, you deserve it.ReplyDelete
You are rockin' out, sistuh! Great interview and I love your space and your photos. Oh, and your luscious locks. Congrats!ReplyDelete
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The backlog of drug evidence testing caused by a shutdown of two state labs will take more than two years to erase. That was the grim status report given to the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday by state public safety officials at a budget hearing at Worcester State University.
The backlog of drug evidence testing caused by a shutdown of two state labs will take more than two years to erase, even with a major staff expansion, and it is growing by about 1,000 cases each month while the state works to develop new lab capacity.
That was the grim status report given to the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday by state public safety officials at a budget hearing at Worcester State University. In the wake of the scandal that forced the shutdown of the state public health drug testing lab in Jamaica Plain because of falsified data, the committee also was told the situation is taking a heavy toll on state police, district attorney and court budgets.
The lab scandal is also forcing prosecutors to prioritize evidence testing in new drug cases, officials said as they pitched budget proposals at the hearing on the state's public safety agency budgets.
About two dozen senators and state representatives from around the state attended the hearing co-chaired by Ways and Means Committee member John P. Fresolo, D-Worcester
Gov. Deval L. Patrick has proposed a budget that calls for $1.9 billion in tax and fee increases, including a hike in the income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent, a cut in the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent, and with major increases in spending on transportation and education.
Undersecretary for Public Safety Curt Wood said problems from the shutdown of the Hinton lab after it was found last year that chemist Annie Dookhan had skipped testing procedures and changed drug weights to help prosecutions, have been compounded by the shutdown of another public health drug testing lab in Springfield. A chemist there was allegedly stealing drugs from the lab.
Public Safety officials are in the process of hiring 38 new chemists and upgrading equipment at a state police lab so they can start addressing the backlog. Mr. Wood said the backlog included evidence in 8,000 cases from the Jamaica Plain lab when it was closed and another 750 cases from closure of the Springfield lab. The lab closures have swelled the backlog by about 1,000 cases per month, he said, bringing the total backlog to about 14,000 cases. "Even with the hiring of 38 new staff and the procurement of new equipment ... We expect the backlog will probably take at least two years to get down. The backlog grows every day," Mr. Wood said.
Public Safety and Security Secretary Andrea Cabral said of $30 million appropriated recently to pay for costs associated with the lab problems, $1.4 million is being used for immediate costs to expand the state police lab and another $2.9 million in annual increased operating costs.
The costs of re-categorizing and retesting the drug evidence dating back to 2003 is just part of the burgeoning costs associated with the drug lab scandals.
District attorneys said their staffs with already heavy workloads are being pressed into service to deal with thousands of convictions called into question by the drug tampering and defective testing problems. And court officials said they are also seeing their staffs stretched thin to deal with those cases.
Among the security improvements being planned at the state police lab undergoing expansion is the installation of cameras and use of biometric identification to gain access to drug vaults. Public Safety officials said they are also seeking funds to hire 150 additional state troopers next year.
Meanwhile, lawmakers heard from the state's top judges who made a pitch for a major increase in judges' pay that would raise the salaries of trial judges from $129,000 to $160,000 and raise Supreme Judicial Court pay from $145,000 to $180,000.
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland testified that the pay hike, which would add $21.9 million to the state court budget, would be only the second pay hike for judges in 14 years, the last coming in 2006. "You may be interested in knowing the Massachusetts judiciary (compensation) is now ranked 48th in the country by the national center for state courts. Forty-eight out of 51, including the District of Columbia," Judge Ireland told lawmakers.
That ranking, however, is not based solely on the size of salaries, but weighs them by adjusting for the relatively high cost of living in Massachusetts compared to other states around the county.
Mr. Ireland also said the courts "went four years without hiring one person" under a hiring freeze that ended in October. Other judges said that during that period the courts eliminated 1,300 positions, while adjusting to post-recession budget cuts.
Court officials said the courts got $561 million in the current fiscal year and are seeking approval of $589 million for fiscal 2014.
Also making pitches for more funding were the state's sheriffs and district attorneys. Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said the governor's proposed budget provides only a 1 percent increase for district attorneys, who already are unable to pay prosecutors enough to keep them in the job and who often cut corners to keep an array of drug diversion and community anti-crime programs operating.
He said the starting salary for assistant district attorneys is $37,000 and that few stay more than two years.
Of 46 prosecutors in nine courts in Suffolk County, he said, only 10 have more than two years' experience. A major increase in their workloads, which typically average 400 cases at a time, is additional work being assigned in criminal conviction reviews stemming from the drug lab scandal.
"The catastrophe at the drug lab has pushed our offices to the brink," Mr. Conley said. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael D. O'Keefe said district attorneys from around the state are asking for a 10 percent budget increases.
Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis said more funding is needed at the county jail for rehabilitative programs. He said he can only hire two or three substance abuse councilors "for a population of 1,200, of which 90 percent are drug and alcohol addicted."
He said he has a new education director, but only three educators and only two classrooms for the entire jail and he has been buying used vans to transport prisoners. He said $150,000 is spent on four guards to oversee a community work program that has provided about $1 million each year in free work for communities, but those positions could be in jeopardy with continued low budgeting for the jail. "We are doing what we can on a limited amount of money," he said.


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What do healthcare workers know about antibiotic resistance?
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Todos os anos, morrem 33 000 pessoas com uma infeção devida a bactérias resistentes a antibióticos. A carga de infeções é comparável à da gripe, tuberculose e VIH/SIDA combinados.Consulte a infografia
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The Southeastern Conference is staying just as it is — for now.
However, the game of major college conference realignment appears far from finished.
University of Florida President Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league's presidents and chancellors committee, said the group met Sunday and "reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment."
Machen said no action was taken regarding Texas A&M or any other schools. He didn't, however, close the door on change.
"We recognize, however, that future conditions may make it advantageous to expand the number of institutions in the league," Machen said in a statement. "We discussed criteria and process associated with expansion."
The Aggies reportedly are looking to leave the Big 12. The Texas A&M System board of regents is to meet today, and among the items on the agenda is conference alignment.
A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said in a statement Sunday there is "a considerable amount of misinformation" regarding the school and the SEC. Loftin said he did not participate in Sunday's meeting with the SEC, but would be authorized by the regents to "take all actions related to athletic conference alignment."
The school's first preference destination appears to have been the SEC. Arkansas Chancellor Dave Gearhart said that much was made clear at the SEC meeting on Sunday.
"(Texas A&M) did approach the SEC, not the other way around," Gearhart said. "I'm not really sure of all the reasons for that. I'm sure that there's a lot of speculation on behalf of a lot of people that what caused them to do that.
"The bottom line is they did approach the SEC."
Gearhart said the Aggies were among a number of topics discussed at the SEC meeting in Atlanta.
"It was really an open discussion, not just about A&M but about the future of the conference and the future of other conferences," Gearhart said. "We did talk about Texas A&M. It's a great university, a great place. But I think the decision was to make no decision at this particular time."
Gearhart said the SEC presidents and chancellors are "very comfortable" with the 12-team alignment, financially and competitively. But he, too, said they wouldn't rule out expansion.
"If some other conference is going to make changes, it behooves us to take a look at that," Gearhart said.
He added: "I think everybody will sort of be watching what happens in Texas and what they do."
Gearhart said he didn't come away from the meeting with any clearer idea of what form future conferences might take. He said talk of four "super conferences" was just that — talk.
As for how any future alignment would affect the SEC, or if the conference would look actively look to add schools, Gearhart pointed to the league's history of success and his confidence in commissioner Mike Slive.
"If you look at what the member institutions have won on the gridiron and all sports, for that matter, we've done very, very well," Gearhart said.
Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe and the conference's board of directors discussed the future of the conference and Texas A&M's possible departure during a conference call Saturday.
"The board strongly conveyed to Texas A&M its unanimous desire that it remain a Big 12 member, and acknowledged its value to the conference," the Big 12 said in a statement Saturday night.
Texas State Rep. Dan Branch, the chairman of the Texas House Committee on Higher Education, called a hearing before his committee for Tuesday with Big 12, SEC and Texas A&M officials. Loftin said he has accepted Branch's invitation to participate in the meeting.
"These are extremely complex issues," Loftin said, "and it is imperative that we proceed methodically and in the best interests of Texas A&M."
The Aggies' football team went about business as usual Sunday with two indoor practices.
Coach Mike Sherman reiterated late in the afternoon that he's not in the loop on developments involving the SEC and his sole focus is on the Sept. 4 opener against SMU.
"My comment that I don't pay a whole lot of attention to it, is accurate," Sherman said.
Senior safety Trent Hunter says the Aggies have followed the coaches' mandate to block out the rumors and concentrate on football.
"Not been very hard at all," Hunter said. "Our coaches made a very good point of it. They nipped it in the bud on the first day — don't talk about it, don't tweet about it, don't Facebook about it. It's not anything that's going to affect us playing SMU in that first week."
The school said athletic director Bill Byrne was traveling back from France and also was not available.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Power made a statement in the Verizon IndyCar Series opening race that will resound throughout the season.
Power, driving the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, won the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the second time since 2010. What's amplifies that result is that the North Carolina resident has won the past three races bridging the seasons, and has led at least 16 laps in the past six races. He has registered 22 victories now in 122 Indy car starts.
But he has yet to win a series championship, and three consecutive runner-up finishes were little consolation.
"I'm stoked to get the first win for Verizon as a series sponsor," said Power, who started fourth after earning the pole the previous four years. "That's how you want to start the season. I worked so hard in the offseason. We came into the season wanting to win a championship for (team owner) Roger (Penske). The field is so tight that I'm just happy we had a good race car.
"That's how you want to start the season. Last year was horrible, and this year it's good to get a points lead."
Power held off Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 driver champion, in a 22-lap sprint following a restart to prevail by 1.9475 seconds. Hunter-Reay overtook Power's teammate, Helio Castroneves, in Turn 1 on Lap 88 for second. Castroneves, a three-time winner on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit and the runner-up in 2013, placed third.
"We definitely hung in there," said Hunter-Reay, who matched his best finish at St. Pete. "Things were a little strange at times, not really sure where we were position-wise. But we kept pushing 110 percent, had a good little fight with Helio, got by him. Will was really good; we were matching each other at the end, lap to lap, so I was pushing as hard as I possibly could. Good points for the No. 28 DHL Honda. We're happy to start the season out this way, so I'm ready to go to Long Beach."
Scott Dixon, the reigning series champion, finished fourth in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car and Simon Pagenaud garnered a top five in the No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports car. Takuma Sato, the pole sitter who led the first 26 laps of the 110-lap race under a cloudless sky, finished one place behind sixth-place Tony Kanaan.
The race was caution-free under the yellow flag flew for the No. 83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing car driven by Charlie Kimball sliding off course in Turn 1. On the Lap 82 single-file restart, the cars of Marco Andretti and Jack Hawksworth made contact, bringing out a second full-course caution.
Power earned the two bonus points for leading the most laps.
"Will is great on this race course, but it's a credit to the whole team and the guys back at the shop, obviously for Verizon to see us get in the winner's circle when they come over to the series is just so good for us," said Penske, who is Castroneves' race strategist. "Congratulations to Will and the whole team."
Seven different teams were represented in the top 10. Justin Wilson placed eighth in the No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing entry, while Josef Newgarden, who started 22nd but was second quick in the morning warm-up, gained 13 positions. Ryan Briscoe, returning to Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, was 10th.
Mikail Aleshin led the five drivers who were making their Verizon IndyCar Series debuts on the St. Petersburg circuit with a 12th place in the No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports car.
The 1.8-mile, 14-turn (5 lefts, 9 rights) circuit incorporates streets of downtown St. Petersburg and a section of runway of Albert Whitted Airport. After the long frontstretch, there's a tight right-hander into Turn 1 and then a quick left-hand turn. Plenty of drivers have gotten into trouble in these two turns over the years. There are two other long straights with heavy braking zones that afford opportunities to overtake.
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To create a better healing experience and improve communication between staff members, GetWellNetwork, the leader in Interactive Patient Care, has launched the industry's first interactive patient whiteboard. The company has partnered with San Diego's Sharp Memorial Hospital to provide this technology to patients.
As a result, patients, families and care team members can share vital information on the patient's care plan during his or her hospital stay while experiencing improved bedside care by:
– Identifying hospital staff who will care for the patient and allowing the care team to view questions logged by the patients and their families
– Providing the patient's schedule for the day and what goals the patient needs to meet prior to being discharged
– Allowing the patient's family to leave notes for a patient who is sleeping or away from the hospital room
Sharp Memorial Hospital seeks improvement in patient and care team communication, quality of care and patient satisfaction
BETHESDA, Md. – GetWellNetwork, Inc.®, the leading provider of interactive patient care™ (IPC) solutions, has partnered with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner Sharp Healthcare, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, Calif., to launch GetWellNetwork's Interactive Patient Whiteboard™, the industry's first collaborative patient whiteboard. This customizable tool transforms the delivery of care at bedside by enabling patients, families and care team members to easily share vital information on everything from the patient's care plan to his or her medications, daily schedule and other pressing patient concerns.
"The Interactive Patient Whiteboard is going to be an integral component to our staff's daily workflow and will further enhance the care process," said Verna Sitzer, MN, RN, CNS, manager, Nursing Innovation and Performance Excellence, Sharp Memorial Hospital. "It will be used to enhance the transfer of information between all of the patient's caregivers, the patient and the patient's family."
"It was beautiful to see the response to this new whiteboard technology when we hosted a tour for visitors from Planetree, which is focused on enabling caregivers to transform the health care experience," said Susan Stone, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., chief nursing officer, Sharp Memorial Hospital. "We are so pleased with the response of our patients and team members and are grateful for being included in this effort."
A Hub for Open Communication
Located at the bedside, the GetWellNetwork Interactive Patient Whiteboard helps improve overall patient satisfaction and quality of care by allowing patients and families to easily share information on care concerns such as:
- Who is taking care of me?
- What is happening today?
- When can I go home?
The Interactive Patient Whiteboard consists of three main areas:
- My Team: Identifies care team members, complete with photos and contact information, by integrating with a hospital's staff scheduling system or by leveraging the Clinician Whiteboard Manager. Care team members can view questions logged by patients and family. Patient interactions and clinician visits are tracked as well.
- My Day: Gives patients, families and nursing staff quick access to information needed to understand what the schedule for the day looks like, what needs to be accomplished prior to being discharged and vital information such as allergies, risks, restrictions and pain level assessments. All of this information is broken down into three key sections – patient schedule, discharge plan and clinician notes.
- About Me: Gives patients the ability to personalize their care environment by allowing them to select profile images, keep a journal and create links to their favorite websites. In addition, family members and friends can leave notes for a patient who is sleeping or is away from the room. A patient can also input important contact information, e.g., Durable Power of Attorney or family spokesperson that clinicians can view both at the bedside and in the Clinician Whiteboard Manager.
"Working alongside our patient, family and clinician users to understand their needs, the changing healthcare landscape and the resulting impact on patient care continues to drive successful product innovation and delivery for our company," said Michael O'Neil, founder and chief executive officer of GetWellNetwork. "While we're excited to be first to market with the Interactive Patient Whiteboard, the most rewarding part is increasing communication and creating a better healing experience for patients, their families and caregivers."
The design and development of the Interactive Patient Whiteboard is the culmination of research, input and guidance by the GetWellNetwork Interactive Patient Whiteboard Hospital Task Force. The task force included members from more than 15 facilities and multiple disciplines focused on providing direction and insight into the current and ongoing development of the product. Facilities on the task force include: Celebration Health, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Henry Ford Medical Center-West Bloomfield, Kishwaukee Community Hospital, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Village at Pelham Hospital.
Sharp, in collaboration with numerous departments at the hospital, is committed to working with GetWellNetwork over the next year to further enhance the Interactive Patient Whiteboard.
About GetWellNetwork
GetWellNetwork, Inc.®, provides patient engagement solutions that help healthcare providers engage, educate and empower patients along the care continuum. Our patient-centered platform, delivered across multiple technology platforms including mobile devices, computers and televisions, enables providers to implement a revolutionary care delivery model called Interactive Patient Care™ to improve performance and patient outcomes. The company further extends the value of existing IT investments by integrating seamlessly with HIT and portal systems.
GetWellNetwork is recognized by KLAS® as the leader in the Interactive Patient Systems category and exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association. Learn more at www.GetWellNetwork.com.